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The world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projection (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Does anybody actually use paper maps at all anymore

if i'm going hiking, yes. i don't trust the phone to maintain a connection in the wild.

[โ€“] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

If you're going hiking, I'm betting your map isn't a world map, therefore the projection isn't an issue.